In the upcoming HBO docuseries 'Pee-wee as Himself', which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Paul Reubens recalls the "painful" memory of being falsely labeled a "pedophile" following his ...
A beloved children’s television star is dead at age 78.
As Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens was a performance artist hiding in plain sight in mainstream popular culture. His fictional character, a hyperactive, bow-tied man-child, provided subversive ...
The tabloid humiliation may not have forced the star out of the closet, but it did spur his decision to effectively come out as Paul Reubens. After years of only appearing as Pee-wee in the media ...